“Lia” and the Electric Car
At what point does the plug get pulled? Not the one that plugs into the wall. The one that plugs into our wallets - to subsidize the ongoing “purchase” of electric...
Motorcycles Are Next
We live in inverted times.
A “virus” that posed a significant threat to about 1 percent of the population was used as the pretext for imprisoning, Diapering and Jabbing the other 99...
Buying What They Can’t – or Don’t Want – to Sell
There are still at least a few affordable - and so, appealing - new cars on the market. Some with manual transmissions, like the base trim ’22 Subaru Crosstrek. Some that...
2022 Ford Maverick
Trucks used to be affordable, practical things.
The new Ford Maverick resurrects that idea - and adds one more.
It is also easier on gas than most economy cars - none of them...
Elon and Orange
Many are excited - relieved is perhaps the better word - on account of the news that Elon Musk has bought Twitter, the "social media" entity whose name and symbol seem...
The Electrocution of Corvette
What is a Corvette?
Is it something other than another angular exotic that gets to 60 in less than 3 seconds? A Tesla equipped with the “Plaid” performance package can do that...
2022 Kia Stinger
Here is something anomalous . . . a rear-wheel-drive performance sedan that isn’t a luxury-badged (or priced) sedan.
One that's also more practical than other mid-sized sedans.
Because it's a hatchback'd sedan.
It is...
And What Did You Do in the War, Grandpa?
Some may remember the speech given by George C. Scott playing American general George S. Patton - in which he gave encouragement to the troops about to go into combat by...
A Peek into What Might Have Been
How many miles-per-gallon might some new cars be capable of traveling if the government hadn’t begun “mandating” how many miles-per-gallon new cars must travel?
One way to get an idea is to...
Volt Revival?
Ten years ago, GM built the only electric car that made any sense as a practical, affordable car.
This was the Chevy Volt (RIP).
It wasn’t especially quick - no “Ludicrous” mode...